Bubba Chandler carried a perfect game into the sixth inning on Tuesday night. Making his sixth start at the Triple-A level, Chandler struck out ten in six shutout innings.
The right-hander went five perfect frames to start his night, including striking out the side in the second, and adding two more strikeouts in each the fourth and fifth innings. Chandler struck out the first batter of the sixth, and got a fly out, before allowing a single to end his no-hit bid. He walked two in a row, before getting his final strikeout of the game.
Chandler threw his fastball 67% of the time on Tuesday night. He got 10 whiffs on 28 swings against the pitch, with 10 called strikes for a 34% called and swinging strike rate. The pitch averaged 97.5 MPH and touched 99.1 MPH.
His slider sat 88.4 MPH, touching 90.7, and had four whiffs on nine swings, with one called strike for a 29% CSW.
His changeup sat 89.6 MPH, touching 90.3, and had four whiffs on six swings, for an overall 36% CSW. He also threw one curveball.
In his six starts at the Triple-A level, Chandler has a 1.59 ERA in 34 innings, with a 46:13 K/BB. He’s the number one prospect in the system, due to his mix of above-average to plus stuff, and his improved control this season.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS won 13-3, led by the start from Bubba Chandler.
- CF Ji Hwan Bae: 2-for-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI, SB
- C Jason Delay: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
- SS Liover Peguero: 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, RBI
- LF Jack Suwinski: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
- RHP Isaac Mattson: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Ji Hwan Bae knocked in the first run of the game with a single. He later hit his sixth homer, adding to the Indianapolis lead. Jason Delay hit his first homer, a solo shot with two outs in the fourth. Liover Peguero had three hits, with a double and a triple. After Chandler threw six shutout innings, Josh Walker allowed three runs in 1.2 innings, before Isaac Mattson shut down the final four frames.
STATCAST HEROES
Hardest Hit: Malcom Nunez, 110.2 MPH, Single
Peguero’s Three-Hit Day: 107.3 MPH Triple, 101.6 MPH Double, 86.8 MPH Single, 94.8 MPH Lineout
Bae’s Home Run: 103.9 MPH, 378 feet
Delay’s Home Run: 100.5 MPH, 400 feet
Mistrack? Jack Suwinski was credited with a 490 foot flyout.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA lost 6-2
- RHP Po-Yu Chen: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- CF Sammy Siani: 2-for-4
- RF Jase Bowen: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- SS Tsung-Che Cheng: 1-for-2, BB, SB
- 3B Kervin Pichardo: 1-for-3
Altoona scored both of their runs in the second inning. Jase Bowen hit an RBI single to center field, scoring Kervin Pichardo. The single put Tsung-Che Cheng on third base. Bowen and Cheng pulled off a double steal, with Cheng taking home for the second run. It was the 16th stolen base for Cheng and the 21st for Bowen. Po-Yu Chen got the start, allowing two unearned runs in three innings. The unearned runs were due to errors in multiple innings.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO lost 6-0 in game one of the SAL playoffs.
- RHP Carlson Reed: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K
- RHP Alessandro Ercolani: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
- DH Mitch Jebb: 1-for-4, 2B
- 1B Omar Alfonzo: 1-for-3, BB
- RF Lonnie White Jr.: 1-for-3
Greensboro lost the first game of a best of three game series against Hudson Valley to start the South Atlantic League playoffs. They got five shutout innings from Carlson Reed and Alessandro Ercolani, who both dealt with control issues. Mitch Jebb had the only extra base hit of the game. Greensboro’s offense combined to strike out 17 times. They’ll play at home on Thursday, and if they win, a deciding game will be played in Greensboro on Friday. The winner of this series goes on to the SAL Championship next week.
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
- Triple-A: Indianapolis, 1:35 PM – RHP Thomas Harrington (3-1, 3.67)
- Double-A: Altoona, 6:00 PM – LHP Dominic Perachi (1-2, 6.50)
